066. Life360: Family Tracker or Digital Stalker?
#CyberChats6 Nov 2025

066. Life360: Family Tracker or Digital Stalker?

In this episode we are teaming up with our favorite Cyber Security expert, James Walsh, for a crossover episode with Cyber Pulse where we discuss the pros and cons of family tracking apps like Life360. We talk about privacy issues, potential misuse by stalkers, effects on child development, the possible resulting trust issues with family and loved ones, and the effect on battery performance. Our goal is to give you the facts so you can decide if a family tracking app is right for you.


We cite a few articles during the chat, listed here in case you want to dive in:

Keegan, John (December 6, 2021). "The Popular Family Safety App Life360 Is Selling Precise Location Data on Its Tens of Millions of Users." The Markup.


"Alleged Stalking Victims Accuse Tile of Advertising Its Devices as Women Trackers." Gizmodo. August 16, 2023.

Karabus, Jude. "Stalking victims sue Tile, Amazon over trackers." www.theregister.com.

Arkansas law firm sues Tile creators after stalking issues with device. August 18, 2023

Child Development - Cambridge University Press publication "Self-Regulation and Autonomy: Social and Developmental Dimensions of Human Conduct."

Ohlheiser, Abby. "'Don't leave campus': Parents are now using tracking apps to watch their kids at college." The Washington Post.

Topics: Life360, Find my Friends, Snapchat, Instagram, privacy, GDPR, CCPA, hackers, cybersecurity, location, geotagging, metadata


Never miss an episode or Challenge drop by signing up for our #CyberChats newsletter at: ⁠https://cryptologicfoundation.org/podcast


Stock Music provided by AG_Music, from Pond5

Avsnitt(74)

040. Leading in Cybersecurity with Gregg Smith, CEO of the Technology Advancement Center

040. Leading in Cybersecurity with Gregg Smith, CEO of the Technology Advancement Center

This is a special one for fans of Cyber Saturday and Hack the Rail! Our next episode features Gregg Smith, CEO of the Technology Advancement Center (TAC), a cybersecurity nonprofit fueling the people ...

7 Nov 202423min

039. Is AI helping or hurting our nation's security? Featuring Dr. Anmol Agarwal, AI/ML Security Researcher

039. Is AI helping or hurting our nation's security? Featuring Dr. Anmol Agarwal, AI/ML Security Researcher

Could Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) be both a help and a major hindrance? We asked Dr. Anmol Agarwal, AI/ML Security Researcher, what she thinks! During this discussion, Dr. ...

24 Okt 202433min

038. Importance of Journalism in Cybersecurity with Steve Morgan, Founder of Cybersecurity Ventures and Editor-in-Chief at Cybercrime Magazine

038. Importance of Journalism in Cybersecurity with Steve Morgan, Founder of Cybersecurity Ventures and Editor-in-Chief at Cybercrime Magazine

Calling future journalists! Our next episode features Steve Morgan, Founder of Cybersecurity Ventures, Editor-in-Chief at Cybercrime Magazine, and Executive Producer at Cybercrime.Radio! Listen to le...

10 Okt 202419min

037. Cyber as a means of protection with Tina Williams-Koroma, Serial Entrepreneur and Founder/CEO of TCecure and CyDeploy

037. Cyber as a means of protection with Tina Williams-Koroma, Serial Entrepreneur and Founder/CEO of TCecure and CyDeploy

Episode 37 features Tina Williams-Koroma, Serial Entrepreneur and Founder/CEO of TCecure and CyDeploy! During this discussion, you'll hear about vital cybersecurity tips we must implement now, Tina’s...

26 Sep 202430min

036. Welcome Kennedy Taylor, new Host of #CyberChats Podcast

036. Welcome Kennedy Taylor, new Host of #CyberChats Podcast

We are ecstatic to welcome Kennedy Taylor to the National Cyptologic Foundation (NCF) family! You may remember Kennedy from Season 2, where she shared her journey to cyber and the title of Miss Maryla...

12 Sep 202456s

035. A conversation between NCF President & CEO Laura Nelson and NCF Chairman of the Board George Barnes

035. A conversation between NCF President & CEO Laura Nelson and NCF Chairman of the Board George Barnes

Welcome to a very special episode of CyberChats! In this episode, we're bringing you a talk between the National Cryptologic Foundation's (NCF) President & CEO Laura Nelson, and the NCF Chairman of th...

29 Aug 202448min

034. Sorting the good from the bad: Working our way through the "Basic Login" Challenge.

034. Sorting the good from the bad: Working our way through the "Basic Login" Challenge.

Hope you're having a great summer, cyberheads! In this episode of the #CyberChats special edition summer series, we use our adversarial thinking to help find and diagnose a brute force attack. We'll ...

15 Aug 202414min

033. Thinking like a bad actor: Why adversarial thinking can help you as a defender

033. Thinking like a bad actor: Why adversarial thinking can help you as a defender

Happy summer, Cyberheads! In this episode of the #CyberChats special edition summer series, we explore why thinking like a bad actor can help you be a better defender. In this episode, we discuss the...

1 Aug 202411min

Populärt inom För unga lyssnare

badfluence
rss-fran-blojor-till-brollop
rss-jossan-nina
mammasanningar-med-vivi-och-carin
lojsan-buster
alska-oss
magiska-godnattsagor
the-power-meeting-podcast
rss-2under2
rss-milf-med-mera
dilemma-2
fatta-familjen
godnattstund
tabberaset
historierummet-i-barnradion
rss-angra-inget-3
rss-sagor-med-saga
tredje-gangen-gillt-med-ida-och-sanna
rss-hastnetpodden
gravid-vecka-for-vecka